ELR Citation: 41 ELR 20061
No(s). 3:09-0149 (S.D. W. Va. Jan 3, 2011)

A district court upheld the OSM's approval of amendments to West Virginia's federally approved SMCRA program that pertain to cumulative hydrologic impact assessments. The amendments delete the program's definition of “cumulative impact” and add a definition for “material damage to the ...